Mayra Lopez

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At least 13 people have been killed on their way to a wedding in Yemen by a suspected United States drone strike, local officials have said.<p>The air strike occurred on Thursday in the village of Qaifa, in Yemen's central al-Bayda province.<p>A military official told Associated Press news agency that …

Applying an electric current to a particular part of the brain makes people feel a sense of determination, say researchers<p>Doctors in the US have induced feelings of intense determination in two men by stimulating a part of their brains with gentle electric currents.<p>The men were having a routine …

<b>The answer:</b> It depends what you mean by "lose weight." If you are in an epic battle with your scale, cardio is the way to go. If you want to look steamy under those fall sweaters, though, it's time to cozy up to strength training.<p>Minute per minute, cardio indisputably burns more calories than …

Saudi religious police arrested two young men offering a "free hug" to passers-by in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom's capital, local media reported.<p>The arrests were made in the main Tahlia Street where the two men were waving banners marked "Free Hug" in English, according to news website …

The body surface and certain features of external space are mapped onto the brain in a highly ordered manner<p><i>Chapter 8 of my book, 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know. Here's the introduction to the book, the chapter about mirror neurons, and my post about the most important idea in</i> …

While the brain sleeps, it clears out harmful toxins, a process that may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, researchers say.<p>During sleep, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain increases dramatically, washing away harmful waste proteins that build up between brain cells during waking hours, a …

For millennia, the human race has sought to combat psychological disorders through the intervention of natural – and eventually synthetic – chemicals. Originally, the sources for these psychoactive substances were the various fruits and flowers, including the Areca tree (betel nut), the poppy …

'Cerebral organoids' model development of the mind in human embryo<p>Scientists have long been taunted by the human brain. After all, the very organ that gives us knowledge remains largely unmastered — something President Obama has set to rectify, in part, with an ambitious effort to map the brain. An …